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A Note on Glandulina spinata Cushman - A Rare Foraminiferal Species from Inner Shelf Sediments of Bay of Bengal, off Karikkattukuppam, Near Chennai, Southeast Coast of India


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1 Department of Applied Geology, University of Madras, Guindy College Campus, A.C. College Building, Chennai 600 025, India
2 Antarctic Study Centre, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa 403 802, India
     

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Studies on Recent foraminifera from inner shelf sediments of the Bay of Bengal, off Karikkattukuppam, near Chennai (latitude 13°04'N; longitude 80°17'E), revealed the presence of a rare foraminiferal species. Taxonomic observations reveal this spinose taxon to be Glandulina spinata Cushman and is reported herein for the first time from Indian waters. Available data suggest it to be a tropical, inner shelf dwelling taxon, with a preference for muddy substrate.

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Palaeontology, Recent, Foraminifera, Taxonomy, Inner Shelf, Bay of Bengal.
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N. Rajeshwara Rao
Department of Applied Geology, University of Madras, Guindy College Campus, A.C. College Building, Chennai 600 025, India
Neloy Khare
Antarctic Study Centre, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa 403 802, India
P. Periakali
Department of Applied Geology, University of Madras, Guindy College Campus, A.C. College Building, Chennai 600 025, India

Abstract


Studies on Recent foraminifera from inner shelf sediments of the Bay of Bengal, off Karikkattukuppam, near Chennai (latitude 13°04'N; longitude 80°17'E), revealed the presence of a rare foraminiferal species. Taxonomic observations reveal this spinose taxon to be Glandulina spinata Cushman and is reported herein for the first time from Indian waters. Available data suggest it to be a tropical, inner shelf dwelling taxon, with a preference for muddy substrate.

Keywords


Palaeontology, Recent, Foraminifera, Taxonomy, Inner Shelf, Bay of Bengal.